How to deploy Flask to Heroku

• Running Python 3.6 🐍
• Access to a Postgres Database 📘
• Static Files management with WhiteNoise 🔌

Summary of steps to deploy your app

(Assuming you've already created an account with Heroku)

1. Clone the repo

$ git clone *Cloned Repo && cd *Nme of repo

2. Login to Heroku

$ heroku login

3. Create your Heroku apps

$ heroku create

4. Set the Python Path

$ heroku config:set PYTHONPATH=flask_heroku_example

5. Add Postgres Add-on to your Heroku app

(Use Heroku's site to add Postgres. It's free)

6. Initialize the Database

$ # Create the initial schema
$ heroku pg:psql < schema.sql
$ # Load some initial testing data
$ heroku pg:psql < initial_data.sql

7. Deploy & Profit

$ git push heroku master

Running the app locally

(You need to have installed Postgres locally to run the app. For a simpler sqlite alternative, please check the aforementioned tutorial)

# Create the virtualenv
$ mkvirtualenv *repo
# Install dependencies
$ pip install -r requirements.txt
# Run the app
$ python *repo/main.py
# Now point your browser to localhost:5000